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From: wpaul@panix.com (Bill Paul)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Modem unusable :-(
Date: 23 Jun 1994 19:40:32 -0400
Organization: The M00se Illuminati (bl00p!)
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Daring to challenge the will of the almighty Leviam00se,
Ian Steel (Ian@bstone.demon.co.uk) had the courage to say:
: In article <1994Jun22.234503.4965@news.csuohio.edu>
: stever@csuohio.edu "Steve Ratliff" writes:
[munch]
: >
: > Ian Steel (Ian@bstone.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: > : Hello,
: > : Can someone PLEASE help me as it has been 2 months now and I still can't get
: > : my modem to hangup when using FreeBSD 1.1
: > Try recompiling your kernel with "option COM_BIDIR" then do a
: > "mknod cua01 c 28 129" in your dev directory. Then in your
: > /etc/rc.local file put a "comcontrol /dev/cua01 bidir" line in it. Then
^^^^^
Wrong!
[munch]
: Thanks for the advice Steve, but I'm afraid that didn't work either :-(
: It produced the message 'Device not configured' when trying to do the
: comcontrol. I have double checked that I have recompiled the correct kernel
: with the OPTION as specified above, but its still not working.
It's supposed to be: comcontrol /dev/tty01 bidir
^^^^^
Of course you're getting a 'device not configured' error: you're
trying to turn on a device by accessing a device that isn't turned
on yet. It's a chicken and the egg problem. Use the comcontrol on
/dev/tty01 first, then /dev/cua01 will be accessible. You're the
unfortunate victim of somebody else's temporary memory lapse, I'm afraid. :)
: I'm afraid that I shall have to give up and get on with Linux instead. Its a
: shame because I think that FreeBSD seems to be a good o/s to use, but if I
: can't use my modem with it then I'm afraid that it is not for me :-(
Ugh. It really pains me to hear you say this.
: Thanks again for your help...
: --
: Ian Steel
: (Ex FreeBSD user(?) :-( )
I hope not. :)
-Bill
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